Answer:
The answer is ±6.
Step-by-step explanation:
The positive and negative square roots of 36 are 6. and −6. Both 6, and −6 are square roots of 36 since they both give 36 when squared:...
6^2=6×6=36
(−6)2=(−6)×(−6)=36
All positive real numbers have a positive and negative real square root which are additive inverses of one another.
The principal square root is the positive one and is the one meant when we use the √... symbol. So:...
√36=6
If we want to refer to the negative square root, then just put a minus sign in front:...
−√36=−6
